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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 27 of 49 <br />2 <br />4 <br />5 <br />5 <br />2 <br />(11)Basement: That portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is either <br />totally or partly below grade and in compliance with the definition of basement <br />established in the California Building Code (CBC). <br />(12)Block: An area of land within a subdivision which area is entirely bounded by <br />streets, highways or ways, excepts alley and the exterior boundary of the <br />subdivision. <br />(13)Building Height: The vertical extent of a building measured in stories to the <br />eave of the highest story, not including a basement or an attic. Height limits <br />do not apply to masts, belfries, clock towers, steeples, equipment screening, <br />chimney flues, and similar structures. Building height shall be measured from <br />the average grade of the fronting thoroughfare curb level. <br />(14)Building Placement: The maximum horizontal envelope available for placing <br />a building on a lot. <br />(15)Building Type: A structure defined by the combination of configuration and <br />placement. The building types used in this Article are listed below: <br />a. Bungalow Court: A configuration of freestanding single units arranged <br />around a common, shared courtyard that is wholly open to the street. The <br />individual buildings are arranged next to each other to form the bungalow <br />court building type. <br />b. Courtyard Housing: A building type consisting of residences that can be <br />arranged in four possible configurations: townhouses, townhouses over <br />flats, flats, and flats over flats. The structures are arranged next to each <br />other, on one or more courts that are partly or wholly open to the street. <br />c. Duplex, Triplex, and Quadplex: Multiple dwelling forms that are <br />architecturally presented as large single-family houses in their typical <br />neighborhood setting. <br />d. Flex Block: A building generally of a single massing element, designed for <br />occupancy by retail, service, or office uses on the ground floor, with upper <br />floors also configured for those uses or for residences. <br />e. House: A structure occupied by a single household that also accommodates <br />commercial and office uses as allowed. <br />f. Hybrid Court: A building that combines the point-access portion of the <br />stacked dwelling building type (double-loaded corridor element) with the <br />walk-up portion of the courtyard housing building type. <br />g. Lined Block: A building that conceals a public garage or other faceless <br />building that is designed for occupancy by retail, service, or office uses on <br />the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for <br />residences.